Community Food Education
At Just Food, we strive not only to uplift the NYC community with our own work, but also to enable others to do the same. We amplify our impact by helping people develop the skills and expertise that they need to grow the movement for food justice on their own, within and beyond New York City. By teaching others how to feed, educate, and convene the members of their own communities, we are able to maximize our reach to people who we may not have been able to support otherwise.
Overview
We offer three types of educational trainings, each of which hones in on a different area of expertise that is essential to combating the inequities that exist within food systems everywhere.
*Due to COVID-19, all of the Just Food trainings are currently being conducted virtually via Zoom.
Community Chef Training
The Just Food Community Chef trainings support individuals in diversifying their skillsets to effectively share their knowledge in their own communities. Over the course of several days, we teach trainees how to conduct cooking demonstrations that highlight local, seasonal fruits and vegetables by providing tips on ways to incorporate these foods into dishes that fit individual and cultural preferences. At the end of the training, our Community Chefs are ready to exercise their newly developed skills in the community by executing dynamic cooking demos which showcase nutritionally and culturally rich plant-based recipes, highlight easy cooking techniques, and feature seasonal fruits and vegetables from local, sustainable farms and community gardens.
Training of Trainers
The Training of Trainers teaches people how to become food justice advocates and educators within their own communities. This foundational training introduces participants to effective tools that they can use to engage and practice while organizing, designing, and facilitating community-based workshops. It is open to those new to facilitation as well as to seasoned facilitators looking to refresh their skills or ground their work in a participatory learner-centered approach. The goal of the Training of Trainers is to foster collaborative leadership within community members and stoke their passions to activate, advocate, and build solutions to food injustices within and throughout their own communities.
“Just Food created a space that was warm, open and strengths-based for our Community Chef Trainees. It set the standard that upcoming professional development should be accessible, intuitive and student centered....Our hope is that they continue be community ambassadors for healthy living where they live and serve.”